ARC-PPRI: National Collection of Nematodes and South African Plant-Parasitic Nematode Survey(1901-2014)

Mariette Marais

doi:10.15468/uh2bxk

ARC-PPRI: National Collection of Nematodes and South African Plant-Parasitic Nematode Survey(1901-2014)

Citation

Marais M, Ranwashe F (2017). ARC-PPRI: National Collection of Nematodes and South African Plant-Parasitic Nematode Survey(1901-2014). Version 1.3. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/uh2bxk accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-07-22.

Description

The National Collection of Nematodes (NCN) housed at the ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute (ARC-PPRI) contains vast amounts of specimen data. lThe South African Plant Parasitic Nematode Survey (SAPPNS) was launched in 1987 with the first records captured in 1988. The second phase of this programme was launched in 2006 when digitization of the specimen collection started. The NCN consists of the National Collection of Nematodes, the Juan Heyns Collection and the Meloidogyne collection.

Taxonomic Coverages

All Phylum Nematoda identified to species level

Nematoda
rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

Global but the highest number of specimens from South Africa.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Mariette Marais
originator
Agricultural Research Council, Plant Protection Research Institute
Biosystematics Programme, ARC-PPRI, Private Bag X134, Queenswood
Pretoria
0121
Gauteng
ZA
Telephone: 0128088263
email: MaraisM@arc.agric.za

Fhatani Ranwashe
metadata author
position: Data Technician
SANBI
Private Bag X7, Kirstenbosch
Claremont
7735
Western Cape
ZA
Telephone: 0217998738
email: f.ranwashe@sanbi.org.za
homepage: http://sanbi.org

Fhatani Ranwashe
user
email: f.ramwashe@sanbi.org.za

Mariette Marais
administrative point of contact
Agricultural Research Council, Plant Protection Research Institute
Biosystematics Programme, ARC-PPRI, Private Bag X134, Queenswood
Pretoria
0121
Gauteng
ZA
Telephone: 0128088263
email: MaraisM@arc.agric.za